| November 28, 2012 | News for the retail industry |
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- Retailers add restaurants, juice bars to drive traffic
Tropical apparel retailer Tommy Bahama will open a seafood eatery in its New York City flagship next month, one of a growing group of retailers including J.C. Penney, Banana Republic and Ann Inc. that are turning to food and beverages to boost sales and give shoppers another reason to come into their stores. Two Urban Outfitters Terrain stores even offer farm-to-table restaurants designed to complement the store's inventory of home-and-garden merchandise. Bloomberg Businessweek
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- Fortune names Bezos Businessperson of the Year
Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos eschews PowerPoint presentations for six-page memos that force his team to think things through clearly. It's one of many illustrations of the way Bezos has built an online retail empire by doing things his way, a path that led him to become Fortune's 2012 Businessperson of the Year. CNNMoney/Fortune
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- Retailers have high hopes for celebrity lines
Actress Jaclyn Smith was one of the first celebrities to lend her name to a line of apparel under a 1985 deal with Kmart. Many have followed since, and celebrity and retailer partnerships such as Jennifer Lopez and Kohl's and Madonna and Macy's increasingly have grown popular in recent years along with TV shows and websites devoted to entertainment. The Miami Herald/The Associated Press (free registration)
(11/27)
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- Minnesota grocer gives employees the store
Retiring Minnesota grocery owner Joe Lueken has eschewed lucrative offers for his three stores and will transfer ownership of his three Lueken’s Village Foods stores instead to his 400 employees, through an employee stock-ownership plan. “My employees are largely responsible for any success I've had, and they deserve to get some of the benefits of that," he said. "You can't always take. You also have to give back." NBC News
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- How ethanol rules play a role in higher food prices
 Recent droughts may play a temporary role in pushing food prices higher, but a 2005 federal mandate to boost the use of corn-based ethanol is just as much to blame and much more likely to lead to permanently higher prices, writes Rob Green, executive director of the National Council of Chain Restaurants. "In exchange for an alleged benefit that is uncertain at best, the ethanol mandate effectively requires that Americans pay a tax on the food they purchase." The Wall Street Journal
(11/27)
- Retailers move to appeal swipe fee settlement approval
Several plaintiffs in the class-action swipe fee lawsuit brought by retailers and trade groups against Visa and MasterCard have filed a notice of appeal to try and reverse the judge's preliminary approval of a $7.25 billion settlement. "This settlement has fatal legal defects and should not get preliminary approval," said plaintiffs' attorney Jeff Shinder. The Wall Street Journal
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- Where are tomorrow's retail leaders? They'll be at Retail's BIG Show
Majoring in everything from retail merchandising to consumer psychology to accounting, students from dozens of prominent universities will attend Retail’s BIG Show this January in New York to network and learn. A weekend of exclusive student events featuring a CEO panel, networking opportunities, and interview sessions will give this next generation of retail leaders an opportunity to experience the industry first-hand. The program is made possible by generous support from The Container Store, Macy’s, Saks and Walmart, and additional sponsorship opportunities are available. View the student program.
- How the Renewable Fuel Standard mandate impacts chain restaurants
Though implemented with good intentions, energy policies encouraging the use of ethanol not only impact the corn market but have unintended consequences for other parts of the economy. A new study released by The National Council of Chain Restaurants and PricewaterhouseCoopers combines existing private sector, academic and government studies to show how the Renewable Fuel Standard drives up costs for corn and other agricultural commodities and the effect that has on chain restaurants. Download the report.
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- Dunkin' looks for the sweet spot in retaining talent
Dunkin' Brands' HR chief, Ginger Gregory, says a successful talent-retention initiative during her tenure has been the implementation of a "stay interview process," where executives are asked blunt questions about whether anything would cause them to leave the company. The company had relied solely on exit interviews to learn about its talent, which was ineffective because information about top executives was coming too late to help with retention, Gregory says. TalentMgt.com
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| Position Title | Company Name | Location |
| Senior Vice President, General Merchandise Manager | Total Wine & More | Potomac, MD |
| Business Marketing Manager - Foods | Meijer | Grand Rapids, MI |
| Facilities Maintenance (HVAC-R) Technician - Level III | Meijer | Carmel, IN |
| Supply Chain Planner | Meijer | Grand Rapids, MI |
| Retail Customer Inventory & Planning Manager | LEGO Systems, Inc | Enfield, CT |
| Director of Store Systems/Applications | The Vitamin Shoppe | North Bergen, NJ |
| Replenishment Systems Manager | Vitamin Shoppe | North Bergen , NJ |
| Supply Chain Solutions Systems Analyst | PetSmart | Phoenix, AZ |
| Corporate Recruiter | Meijer | Grand Rapids, MI |
| Merchandise Buyer - Multiple Categories, Multiple Channels | Kohl's Department Stores | Milwaukee/Menomonee Falls, WI |
| Merchandise Planner - Multiple Categories | Kohl's Department Stores | Menomonee Falls, WI |
| Oracle Retail Technical Consultant | Oracle America, Inc. | Nationwide, United States |
| Oracle Retail Business Consultant | Oracle America, Inc. | Nationwide, United States |
| Senior Vice President of Marketing | Total Wine & More | Potomac, MD |
| General Merchandise Manager | Five Below, Inc. | Philadelphia, PA |
| Merchandise Planner | Little Switzerland | St. Thomas, USA Virgin Islands |
| Product Manager - Time Tool Optics/ NavCom | REI | Kent, WA |
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